Hurricane season has arrived, and it promises to be active. The Colorado State University Tropical Weather and Climate Research Team has predicted 23 named storms, including 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes. The researchers use historical data as well as weather models to make these predictions.

Organizations expand geographically for many reasons, whether to tap into new markets, better serve existing customers, gain needed skill sets, or take advantage of lower real estate or labor costs. An organization’s geographic footprint can expand quickly due to mergers and acquisitions, and more and more employees are working remotely in home-based offices that become an extension of the business.

Microsoft 365 licensing has always been complex. It just got more complicated.

On April 1, 2024, Microsoft unbundled Teams from its M365 and Office 365 licenses worldwide. The company had already removed Teams from its subscriptions sold in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland in response to a European Commission investigation into anticompetitive practices.

Is your organization compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 4.0?

This major update of the standard went into effect on March 31, 2024, mandating a dozen new and updated requirements. Organizations that process, store or transmit payment card data must have controls to address threats such as phishing attacks.

Evasive malware is exactly what the name suggests — malware that can continually change its characteristics to avoid detection. And the latest research from WatchGuard’s Threat Lab finds that it’s increasing dramatically.

To compile its Internet Security Report for Q4 2023, WatchGuard analyzed threat telemetry from tens of thousands of its network appliances and millions of endpoint products.

Latest wave of Exchange Server attacks spotlights the value of cloud-based email solutions.
In cybersecurity, history tends to repeat itself.

In 2021, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server in a wave of cyberattacks and data breaches.

The right MSP will not only have strong technical skills but good communication and the ability to meet changing requirements.

Most organizations are familiar with managed IT services, in which they outsource the day-to-day administration of the IT environment as well as end-user support.

During the days of low interest rates, some organizations took a scattershot approach to spending. They developed new products and services and piloted a wide range of projects, many involving new technologies. Now, organizations feel the need to take a step back and rationalize their products, processes and operations.

Unified communications (UC) platforms have become an essential part of the IT environment. UC gives users access to a range of communication tools in one interface, enabling the collaboration that’s critical to remote and hybrid work.

Traditionally, UC solutions were deployed on premises.

Various studies show that unpatched software vulnerabilities are a primary source of cyberattacks. A recent report from the Ponemon Institute found that unpatched vulnerabilities were directly responsible for 60 percent of all data breaches. Cybercriminals target known software security bugs in operating systems and applications and attack systems that haven’t been patched.